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paalfis
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I understand that Riemann was very shy, so he didn't talk much. Something that he said was:
'If only I had the theorems! Then I should find the proofs easily enough' .
What do you think meant by that? I suspect he was comparing deductive reasoning (proofs) with imagination and the 'seeing over the walls'-kind of reasoning that is needed for creating theorems when facing new problems.
'If only I had the theorems! Then I should find the proofs easily enough' .
What do you think meant by that? I suspect he was comparing deductive reasoning (proofs) with imagination and the 'seeing over the walls'-kind of reasoning that is needed for creating theorems when facing new problems.